Running at a little over three minutes, the Nintendo Switch "preview" caused quite a stir when it aired last week. Nintendo's new console had been the topic of countless conversations over the past year and finally seeing it in the flesh - albeit with simulated on-screen images - was enough to send the gaming world into a spin.
Now the dust has settled on the reveal, many Nintendo fans have taken stock of the footage and are considering the ramifications of such a platform. YouTube outfit Hot Chocolate Party - creators of the Wii U and amiibo raps - have decided to take a second pass at that popular trailer and give it their own spin, with the humble Wii U GamePad standing in for the Switch.
We should point out that the footage contains bad language and a couple of instances of "gaming on the toilet", but don't let that put you off - the observations are pretty on the money. Will people use the Switch for anything more than gaming in the bathroom? Can you play Skyrim in a moving vehicle without blowing chunks? As a fully-grown adult, would you really risk ridicule by bringing your Switch along to a party? Have a watch and let us know your thoughts by posting a comment below.
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Lol
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Aw... too bad. Not available in my place.
i like it, pretty accurate!! xD
Haha brilliant
Lol. This is real accurate. I like
Well the official Nintendo Switch trailer can be funny because it's full of clichés but this parody doesn't do better when it pretends 30 years people don't play video games when they meet, but drink.
So someone could make a parody video of this parody video
(but the toilet thing and cars things are funny)
@nono6400 I'm 37 and I don't know a single adult who would bring a games console to a party. Even those who are really into games wouldn't dream of doing it. Maybe that's just me and my circle of friends!
@Damo (I just changed my id )
For a real party, with 30 people (that's what I call a party), of course not. But as we gathered with 2-3 or even 6-8 friends, yeah, we can play Mario Kart all night or PS VR as we did this week-end. OK in my case we drink too but I know some groups of people who don't.
(and i'm 37 too) (in three days)
@Damo true. Lol
@Damo I once took my Commodore Amiga to a party of friends and we did a racing game marathon (almost till the next morning) in teams. But in all fairness: that was in my early twenties. Nowadays I often have a handheld with me, wherever I go. And I'm 46...
I totally would bring my switch to a party. If people don't want to play then fine so be it. More gaming for me
Yeah, that's probably a bit more accurate to reality.
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Yeah, all those people who are ridiculing that someone would bring a console to a party probably are the same people who are glued to their smartphones for 90% of any party.
I plan on using it on the toilet too!
At last uninterrupted play is here!!!
I have a feeling that the people saying they would bring a console to a party have never actually been invited to a party.
@WilliamCalley Unless it's a LAN party...
By the way: loved your soup kitchen joke in the other thread.
Why go to the party if you want to play your games.
I guess it's ok if your 10.
If your going to the party with your switch it just automatically seems like you don't want to be there.
@samuelvictor That does indeed sound more like something I would do too. Or sometimes I would just take a game with me, which could either be by request or if I was certain that I was the first to have it and then I would give my friends the opportunity to try it out to see if they might want to buy it as well.
That could also happen on a regular visit, but with my schedule, it's mostly parties/birthdays where I meet my friends nowadays, but I do agree it must be spontaneous.
"We're have conversations". LOL
@UK-Nintendo That's one of the main reasons I'm usually on my phone or 3ds at some parties. I sometimes get dragged to social gatherings I don't want to be at. Unless its a Superbowl party, a night at the bar, or a children's party. I usually just chill and play a RPG on my 3ds until its time to go.
@liljmoore
If you play video games all night at parties, at least put a lampshade over your head so everyone will remember you.
lmao, what a great video. I kinda wish they did one for those crappy PSVR commercials.
@WilliamCalley lol. You are too much. Gave my cheekbones a good shake
@WilliamCalley I'm remembered for all the wrong reasons among my friends. It's the reason I try not to drink heavy at parties anymore
When a group of friends gathers specifically for an evening of gaming (plus a movie) Nintendo consoles usually shine.
For a staff gaming night at a multiplex cinema, we had three separate screens with consoles hooked-up; a PS3, an Xbox 360 and of course, my Wii U. FIFA was the first thing most wanted to play, but gradually everybody ended up wanting a go on Mario Chase and Luigi's Ghost Mansion from Nintendo Land.
Lots of fun and laughter there. It had the novelty of being a totally new experience, but also simple enough for anybody to pick up and actually play competitively.
So while they might not have a place at full-on parties, Nintendo are pretty much the masters of the so-called 'party-game' genre. But it's those third-party single-player and online multiplayer games that will get people to actually buy the console as opposed to only playing it when it happens to be present at a living room gathering.
PS: Did anyone ever manage to actually get friends to 'play' Spin the Bottle (from the eShop)?
Well done but diminishing returns on the bathroom play...even tho 100% accurate!
Hilarious. I love how Karen is a total wreck in this version.
@samuelvictor Guess we should be glad the hype for karaoke games is all but over, but Just Dance certainly is the next "best" thing...
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Not as good as their usual stuff. I was a bit disappointed.
To be fair the first thing I thought about when I saw the Switch was being able to play it on the toilet.
As if I have friends that host rooftop parties.
Oh no.. I am guilty of believeing this is real the first 40 seconds watching this.
@Damo We had a MAME cabinet the IT staff built at our work Christmas party, but that was about it.
@Damo Get better friends
Lol
I used to be a manager at a call center (dead end job) and on Fridays we used to have a Wii and let the agents take turns playing in between calls. So on my last day I brought in my Wii U that I had just bought in March 2013. I set it up on this huge tv on the wall that normally scrolled company messages. The agents loved it and I realized Nintendoland was an awesome game when you could get a large group together. Funny thing, most of the agents were in their 20s and had no idea that the Wii U existed...
Switch will be huge in Japan where even adults like to get together on their breaks and play multi-player video games via Wii-Fi.
In the West Switch will have to fight to get the attention of the mainstream young adult culture. Kids will love it, and they will absolutely take it to their friends house to play. Western adults are more likely to play Switch at home and rarely (if ever) take it out and about. That puts Switch in direct competition with PS4 and Xbox One ...
... unless it turns out that Switch does have a touch screen and many other uses besides just playing games. I am sure that when Nintendo finally do a full reveal it will turn out that Switch is much more like a tablet than the teaser video let on. I am sure that it will have YouTube and a web browser and the ability to watch movies and listen to music. It will not be nearly as full featured as an Apple or Android device, and it will be Wi-Fi only for web access, but there will be extra value there. If so, then that could prompt more gamers to buy Switch and actually take it out with them.
This is far more accurate than the real trailer.
So if you're gaming on the toilet, you still need to put the system down to wipe and wash...unless...
EW.
@Damo And you don't look a day over 25, ya sexy devil
My friends and I always game. I usually only have to tote my 3ds but I tend to hang out with fellow gamers...I feel bad for the spouses that have no interest in all the geekery going on. I don't hang out with party drinkers either (most of my friends and their friends have young children so they have stopped drinking unless they go out somewhere). But hey, different strokes and all that...
@Jd12345678
Like they didn't even want to invite her but some bleeding heart was like
"Come on guys, give her one more chance, i mean she just sits up there alone all day, i feel bad for her."
lol. Karen don't even care. playas gonna play switch with a goofy smile.
Drinking and video games go together well. Not that I'd haul my system to a party, but I wouldn't be upset if someone came to my house for drinks and was like.....hey I just got this new thing lets check it out.
Everyone is gonna play the switch in the bathroom though
@Damo this times 1000. See, the issue with the reveal trailer (and this parody nails it perfectly) is many of the use cases presented in Nintendo's trailer are simply unrealistic for so many people.
I fly, what, once a year tops? I've never, nor have ever seen another adult bring a freaking video game console to a social gathering.
There's a reason Nintendo is pitching this thing hard as a Home console first. The reveal trailer was actually kind of odd in that sense. So many people have provided feedback along the lines of "but I just want to game it on my couch in my house on my big TV". The analyst response was about as expected as any response I've seen. Also, this video is hilarious and accurate.
@Gerbwmu "Everyone is gonna play the switch in the bathroom though"
Let's be honest, for the vast majority of Switch owners, this will be the only time the system is undocked.
The joke was funny, but from time to time I do take my Wii when we gather with friends. Some drinks and Wii Party/Mario Party go very well together!
As ThanosReXXX noted, it it is really like a LAN party. Sometimes me & my friends play Torchlight on out laptops and sometimes I bring the Wii.
@ToneDeath "So while they might not have a place at full-on parties, Nintendo are pretty much the masters of the so-called 'party-game' genre. But it's those third-party single-player and online multiplayer games that will get people to actually buy the console as opposed to only playing it when it happens to be present at a living room gathering."
Nailed it.
@gatorboi352
I would imagine you'd be playing with Switch on the toilet A LOT. 😁
Three times the toilet joke? Eh
@gatorboi352 - if I get one I will only use it as a handheld on airplane trips.....my poor 3ds never gets used. My kids on the other hand would play this everywhere except in the dock
They forgot the part where he drops a piece in the public toilet...
I like the trailer because it gets the point across, but at the same time most of those scenarios would never happen with me
I wouldn't be playing a game when walking the dog, hanging out with friends having a drink, or after playing basketball, and definitely not in the car cause I would get sick, and I wouldn't play the system while on the toilet, that's just gross -_- About the only one I would is the airplane
....Well my friends are all gamers, so...yeah I'd bring it to a party. lol
Then again I don't care for parties. lol
"I'm so glad they only added King Boo"
lmao, perfect.
With young kids at my house, yeah, I'll be playing while in the bathroom...it's the one place to get relaxation!!!! Other than that, I'd never bring it to a part or social gathering in my opinion. I feel weird enough when I take out my 3DS in waiting rooms, but after seeing nothing but people always with their phones (games of course on there, which I call cell phones...gaming phones), then I don't feel as ridiculous anymore. Other than that, I wouldn't bring it to a party with thoughts of it getting ruined or stolen. Oh, I'm 37 and will probably be buying this...okay, I'll be buying and my wife and I will be playing it. Very humorous video though!!!!
@Damo Yeah, not to a big party with a ton of people, but with a handful of people, why not? Just this past weekend we went to a small-ish get-together to share some nice Scotch (had a bottle of 21-year Glinlivet Archive) and we ended up in the basement playing NES and SNES most of the time. The combination works better than the Switch commercial would make it seem
@YouSeemFRAZZLED I don't think it's an age thing. I'm 32, and I can honestly say that my Wii U has been the only thing that's made time with my in-laws bearable.
(I'm not a bad person, but come on. In-laws.)
@Fandabidozi Oh, definitely.
Had to watch it without sound at work. But after watching it just now, it becomes infinitely funnier thanks to context. Good one.
@manu0 are you saying gaming consoles and smartphones are one in the same?
You're essentially comparing apples to oranges here.
At the community college I go to, I normally see a bunch of 18-20somethings surrounded by a big a** screen someone brought to hook up their console to play in the student lounge. I could definitely see the Nintendo Switch being more appealing to those people. I'd say if it's a small get together of no more than 10 people where everyone knows each other I don't see why not.
I like the Karen at the party bit, but it would have been funnier if she had just pulled the blinds and stayed in to play Mario.
I see all these comments about it would be ridiculous to bring a game system to a party and at every social event I've been to in the last five years or party 90 percent of the people there are playing on their phone so I for one say the thought behind the system is an awesome one , now add in waiting on a bus , a train , a plane , a waiting room , a airport or sitting around at a family gathering and Yes this system seems like a no brainer does not one remember all the people gathering outside in public places recently playing Pokémon Go?
@ToneDeath Are you talking about the Bumpie's Party spin the bottle game? If so then.. yes. I played it with my relatives and cousins and it was actually pretty fun (but awkward). I don't think I would ever play it with anyone else but family because of how touchy some of the mini games are XD
The "people bring consoles to a party" thing would be true if it was the NES Mini. You know hipsters are going to be taking one to every "ugly sweater and PBR" party this holiday season.
@gatorboi352 what? no.
i'm saying that many people have no problem not having conversations at parties but looking at their smartphone the entire time.
Very funny!! lol .
@smashboy2000
Happy birthday!
Not sure about anyone else, but I found the consistent bathroom scenes to be hilarious. First car scene? Not so much.
@manu0 true, but smartphones are so integrated into everyone's modern day existence that it is afforded a "pass" in this sense. And actually, anytime I've seen people on smartphones at parties it actually is in a social manner (i.e. showing their friends the latest memes, etc..).
Kind of stupid.
The trailer's realism may be up for discussion, but in the end it did what it was meant to do. Quickly convey what the Switch is and what can potentially be done with it.
I have a pair of train journies every month, a few flights a year and some time away from home. This is perfect for some portable gaming opportunities and thus the Switch will fit in very nicely.
Ythey should have had the guy walk into the street and get hit by a bus or something. But he lives next scene playing in hospital bed
i will need a padded toilet seat .
"We're having... CONVERSATIONS!" LOL That was the funniest spoof I've ever seen!
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